Dispensing device



1942- c. c. BREYLEY DISPENSING DEVICE Filed April 25, 1940 2Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. CLIFTON C. ERE'YLEY v Feb. 17, 1942; c. c.BREYLEY 2,273,618

DISPENSING DEVICE Filed April 25, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' 0 T E 1 R m I5F 0 Figure Patented Feb. 17, 1942 UNITED sr'A DISPENSING DEVICE .CliftonJB reyley, Spencer, Ohio, assignor of fifty one-hundredths to Hugh L.Strickland,

Rittman, Ohio Application April 25, 1940, SerialNo. 331,542 15 Claims.(01. s12--92) This invention relates to an article dispensing device,and in particular relates to a device for dispensing hairpins orthe'like. 1

object of the invention is to provide a dis-. pensing device of the;class described which is simple, efficient, and easy to operate. Anotherobject of the invention is to provide adispensing device of theclass'described, which is quickly operable at will, as, bysqueezingpressure exerted by two fingers to urge an article between the fingers.1 a Still another object ofthe invention is to provide an improvedhairpin orjlikedispensing device having an article supplying rackorsupport whichxis readily removable for. reloading with hairpins or thelike. 1 1

These and other objects of the invention will be manifest fromthe-following brief: description and the accompanyingdrawinga 1 Of theaccompanying drawings: 1 1 Figure 1 is a top plan view, partly brokenaway, of a device for.dispensinghairpins, as em-.

bodiedin the invention." j, 1 1

Figure 2 is a side elevation ofl igurel.

Figure ,3 is an enlarged fragmentary crosssection taken substantially onlinej'3 3 of Figural-11 3 -:i1 1 1 .is across-section taken on line ,44ofFigure 2. a i Referring to the'drawings, the-numeral l0 designates abase plate for a supporting: upright orplate H which may extendlupwardlyat a slight angle to the vertical forvpurposesjto be described. 1.Securedto upright i I may be a hairpmse ply rack l2-whichis ofinverted-Tshaped cross-section and. inclines downwardly toward plate11.: A v lf i a p of rack tively thin'with a smoothrounded top edgefor.s'lidably receiving a series of hairpi ns H in straddled relation, withthe prongs thereof depending vertically. An outwardly extendedportion14% of a bottom plate M of rack l2 n1ay have-a dovetail{ groove 14 onthe upper face thereof; for slidably receiving a cooperating tongueportion lii o'f an extension N5 of rack ;l2. Theextem 1 sion I6 issubstantially the :same thickness and shape as plate 13, and the joiningend portions at I! preferably are V-shapedto aid smooth passage of thehairpins I-I downwardly [oversaid joining ends (see Figure 11). Rack".l2 mayxbe vertically adjustably secured toupright H, as by means ofscrews l8, l8 received throughslots l9, I!) in a pair of spaced lugs 20,,20 integral with bottom plate [4 of the rack. 1 1

\ 1Rotat'ably mounted above; rack [2, in spaced brackets 2|, 2|, securedto upright I l,,may. be a feed roller 22 having circumferentiallyspaced; laterally extending ribs 23, 23, adapted toengage one or more ofthe lowermost hairpins H of the. series retained on supply rack .12. Thearrangement is such that roller 22 normally retains the'hairpins in anupwardly extending series, but when the roller is rotated a smallfraction of a revolution, in counter-clockwise direction as viewed inFigure 3, one hairpin is released from the series to slide downwardly bygravity along the rack l2, until it abuts the upright II at a point P,within a groove II which extends vertically the full length of theupright. The lower end of the top portion of rack-plate l3 may be curvedor sloped abruptly downwardly, forming a depression l3 close to thefaceof upright II, to insure that the hairpins releasedby feed roller'22 will snap downwardly on the rack to abutment with said upright. 1 1

a By means of the screws 18 the rack [2, car 1 rying removable extension'l6, is vertically'adjustable from and toward roller 22 to accommodatehairpins H of different gauges. Supported by means of legs 26, 26, fixedin bottom plate. and the extension thereof to straddle the plates I2 andI6, may be a rod 25 which extends in parallel spaced relation to thetopedge of the rack to prevent the hairpins from crowding over each other.1 1

At the top end of upright l I may be a'member 21, secured to the uprightby means of screws 28, received through laterally spaced lugs 29, 29' ofthe member engaging the top face of the upright. Member 21 may beprovided with a flat tongue portion 30 extending downwardly in spacedangular relation to the innerface of groove II to permit free endwispassage of hairpins urged upwardly alongthe groove from position P. 1

MemberIZ-I may also beprovided with an upwardly extending relativelyfiat portion 3| having the outerface thereof extending from the outerface of tongue 30, this flat portion 3| thereby providing a fixed fingergrip for purposes to be described. 1 1

The edge portions of groove ll may be dovetailed for slidably receivinga slide-plate 33. Slide-plate 33 is arranged tobe shifted upwardly toengage the top edge thereof with the downwardly extending prong ends ofa hairpin H at position P, released by a previous operation of feed roll22. The slide-plate preferably is provided at it's top inner edge withan inwardly and upwardly curved flange 34, 'which in the lower positionof the slide-plate has its top edge out of the path of the hairpins asthey slide down the rack l2 toward abutment with upright The upper endof upright may have a cutout portion 36 intermediate lugs 29 of member21. Pivoted between the transverse edges of this cut-out portion may bean element 31 having flat portions 38 and 39 extending angularly of eachother from the pivot, the member 31 being adapted to be pivoted forswinging the upper flat portion or grip 38 toward and from substantiallyabutting relation with the relatively fixed upwardly extending element3|. The element 38 may have a vertically extending groove 40 on itsinner face, for permitting endwise passage of hairpins between the fixedelement or grip 21 and said shiftable element 38.

For swinging member 31 on its pivot, a link 4| may be pivotallyconnected at its upper end to a lug 42, secured on the lower portion 39of said member, and pivotally connected at its lower end to a lever 43,which is pivoted on a pin 44 fixed between laterally spaced lugs 45, 45on the outer face of upright II. The lever 43 may extend inwardly ofpivot 44, through a verticalslot 46 in upright H, the pivotal connectionof link 4| to the lever being intermediate pivot pin 44 and the upright.The arrangement is such that by engaging fixed element 3| and pivotedelement 31 between the thumb and forefinger, and

squeezing or pressing said elements toward abutting relation, lever 43,through link 4|, will be urged upwardly, so that the inner end portionof the lever, engaging through an opening 41 in slide-plate 33, willurge the latter upwardly.

With this upward movement of the slide-plate, its top edge will engagethe bottom ends of a hairpin H at P, to urge the same upwardly in grooveII as guided by the tongue 30, and thence upwardly in the groove 40 ofthe shiftable grip 38, to project a portion of the loop end ofthehairpin from between the gripping elements 3| and 3B, which projectingportion will be received between the fingers pressing said elementstogether, whereby the hairpin may readily be removed. The forementionedupwardly and outwardly inclined relation of the inner face of uprightprevents the hairpins from tilting inwardly as the slide-plate. 33 urgesthem upwardly.

This movement of the respective parts for ejecting a hairpin is bestillustrated by means of full and chain-dotted lines in Figure 3. Thedownward swinging movement of member 31 may be limited by engagement ofthe bottom face of the lower portion 39 of said member engaging anangular face 39 provided at the bottom of cut-out portion 36.

As soon as the gripping elements 3| and 38 are released by the fingersthe weight" of slideplate 33 will cause lever 43 to swing downwardly onits pivot, thereby moving member 31 back to the full-line positionthereof, shown in Figure 2.

Fixed on an extension 43 of the lever 43, outwardly of the pivot 44, maybe a weight 49 for counter-balancing the parts connected to the member31, so as to permit the gripping elements to be easily pressed together,with a smooth action.

Each time a hairpin is removed from between the gripping elements 3| and31, the feed roll 22 may be automatically rotated a fraction of arevolution to release another hairpin to slide down the rack 12 toposition P.. To this end,

. relatively urged together.

the shiftable element 38 may be formed with 9. lug 50 for engagementwith an element 5| slidably received through a projection 5W on theinner face of element 3|. Inward movement of the lug 50 urges element 5|inwardly to swing an arm 52 against the yielding action of a suitablespring 54, said arm being pivoted at 52 on a bracket 53 secured to theinner face of upright ll. Arm 52 may have a pawl 55 pivoted thereon heldyieldingly by means of a spring 55*, in engagement with a toothed wheel56 secured on shaft 22 of the feed roller 22, the cooperating teeth ofthe wheel 56 being such that said inward movement of arm 52 will causethe pawl to rotate wheel 53 a fraction of a revolution, thereby rotatingfeed roller 22, in the direction indicated by arrows in Figures 2 and 3,an amount suflicient to release the lowermost hairpin held by the feedroller. This action is repeated each time the elements 3| and 38 areWhen said elements are released as previously described, the spring 54will move arm 52 back to normal position, thereby urging slide element5| outwardly to its normal projecting position, as shown in Figure 2.

In the operation of the device the rack |2 may first be loaded withhairpins, this being readily accomplished by slidably removing theextension l8 and, after arranging a series of hairpins H thereon,replacing the extension IS on the device. Whenever a hairpin H isrequired it is only necessary to compress or squeeze the elements 3| and33 together between the thumb and forefinger. This causes theslide-plate 33 to be urged upwardly to engage a hairpin received indepression l3 at the bottom of rack l2, as indicated at P,'the upwardmovement of the slide-plate thereby urging said hairpin upwardly inendwise relation in groove of upright II, and urging it up between theelements 3| and 38 to project upper loop portion of the hairpin betweenthe fingers, as shown in chain-dotted lines in Figure 3. Each time ahairpin is removed in this manner the slidable element 5| is engaged bylug 50 on pivoted element 38, to rotate feed roller 22, as described,for releasing another hairpin held by the roller for the next successivehairpin removing operation, the released hairpins sliding downwardly bygravity into the depression |3 on rack l2.

It will readily be seen that hairpins may be removed from the device inrapid succession with a single stroking or squeezing action of twofingers of the hand. Thus the device shown and described is particularlydesirable for use in hairdressing establishments, for'example, becausethe device requires the use of only one hand of the operator forremoving the hairpins, while the other hand is left free for other work,such as positioning the hairpins in the hair, as will be understood.

Modifications of the invention may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims. Obviously theinvention is not limited to use for dispensing hairpins. With relativelyslight changes in proportion and design, for example, the presentconstruction maybe utilized for dispensing many articles of varyingsizes and shapes. The manner in which the article is received throughthe dispensing opening of the device depends, of course, on the shape ofthe article dispensed.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described for dispensing articles comprising apair of elements relatively movable toward and from each other andadapted to receive an article therebetween, means for supporting aseries of articles in association with said elements, and means operableby relatively pressing said elements together between the fingers tofeed articles from said support between said elements and to project thearticlebetween the fingers, for removal of'the article from the device.

2. A device of the class'described for dispensing articles, comprising aguide'member for guiding the articles toward a delivery end of themember,

a support inclined downwardly toward said memher for supporting a seriesof articles to be supplied toward the guide member by gravity, feedmechanism for normally withholding said series of articles and operableto release the articles toward said member in succession, a shiftablemember in association with said guide member, operating means forshifting said shiftable member to urge a released article along saidguide member to project the article from the delivery end thereof, andmeans operable by said operating means for actuating said feed mechanismto release successive articles toward the guide member.

3 A device of the class described for dispensing articles comprising aguide member for guiding the articles toward a delivery end of themember, a support inclined downwardly toward said member for supportinga series of articles to be supplied toward the guide member by gravity,feed mechanism for withholding said series of articles and for releasingsaid articles toward said member in succession, a shiftablemember inassociation with said guide member, and operating means for shiftingsaid shiftable member to urge a released article through said guidemember to project the article from the delivery end thereof.

4. A device of the class described for dispensing articles comprising aguide member for passage of the articles,and having a delivery end, asupport inclined downwardly toward said member for supporting a seriesof articles to be supplied toward the guide member by gravity, feedmechanism for releasing said articles toward said member in succession,a shiftable member in association with said guide member, operatingmeans for shifting saidshiftable member to urge a released articlethrough said guide member to project the article from the delivery endthereof, and means operable by said operating means for actuating saidfeed mech anism.

5. A device for dispensing hairpins or like articles comprising a guidemember for passage of the articles and having a delivery end, means forsupporting a plurality of articles in association with said guidemember, feed mechanism operable to release and supply articles from saidsupport to said guide member in succession, a shiftable memberinassociation with said guide member, a pair of elements at the deliveryend of said guide member adapted to receive an article therebetween andone of the elements being relatively shiftable toward and from theother, means connecting said shiftable element with said shiftablemember to shift the latter by pressing said shiftable element towardsaid other element, whereby said shiftable element is adapted to urge areleased article through said guide member to project the articleoutwardly between said elements, and means operable by movement of saidshiftable element to operate said feed mechanism.

6. A device for dispensing hairpins or like articles comprising a guidemember for passage ing said shiftable element toward said other element,whereby said shiftable element is adapted to urge a released articlethrough said guide member to project the article outwardly between saidelements, means operable by movement of said shiftable element tooperate said feed'mechanism, and counter-balancing means for releivingthe pressure required to press said shiftable element toward said otherelement.

7. A device for dispensing hairpins or the like comprising aguide memberfor passage of hairpins, said member having a delivery end, a supportfor a series of hairpins in association with said guide member, a membershiftable relatively of said guide member, feed mechanism operable'tofeed said hairpins in succession from said support into association withsaid guide member, and means for shifting said shiftable member to urgea released hairpin through said guide member to project the hairpinoutwardly of said delivery end;

8. A device for dispensing hairpins or the like comprising a guidemember for passage of hairpins, said member having a delivery end, asupport for a series of hairpins in association with said guide member,a member shiftable relatively of said guide member,- feed mechanismoperable to feed said hairpins in succession from said support intoassociation with said guide member, means for shifting said shiftablemember to urge a released hairpin through said guide member to projectthe hairpin outwardly of said delivery end, and means-actuated by saidshifting means to operate said feed mechanism.

9. A device for dispensing hairpins or the like comprising a guidemember for passage of hairpins, said member having a delivery end, asupport for a series of hairpins in association with said guide member,a member shiftable relatively of said guide member, feed mechanismoperable to feed said hairpins in succession from said support intoassociation with said guide member, means for shifting said shiftablemember to urge a released hairpin through said guide member to projectthe hairpin outwardly of said delivery end, and means actuated by saidshifting means to operate said feed mechanism, said shifting meanscomprising a pair of elements yieldingly compressible toward each otherand adapted to receive a hairpin therebetween, said pair of elementsbeing compressible to shift said shiftable member.

10. A device for dispensing hairpins or the like, comprising guide meansfor passage of hair- I pins, said guide means having a delivery end, a

tion with said guide means, means for shifting said shiftable means toengage the lower end of 'a released hairpin through said guide means toproject the hairpin from said delivery end of the guide means.

11. Adevice for dispensing hairpins or the like,

comprising guide means for passage of hairpins,

said guide means having a delivery end, a rack inclined downwardlytoward said guide means and adapted to have a series of hairpinsdepending thereon with the prongs extending downwardly, means forremovably mounting said rack, means for holding said series of hairpinson said rack and operable to release the hairpins in succession to movedownwardly on the rack by gravity toward said guide means in saiddepending relation, shiftable means in association with said guidemeans, means for shifting said shiftablemeans to engage the lower end ofa released hairpin through said guide means and to projecting positionfrom said delivery end of the guide means.

12. A device for dispensing hairpins, comprising a rack for supporting aseries of hairpins suspended with the prongs thereof extendingdownwardly, guide means having a delivery opening, a member s'hiftablefrom and toward said delivery opening, feed mechanism operable to feedsaid hairpins in succession toward said guide means, and means forshifting said member to engage the free ends of a released hairpin toshift the same in said guide means toward projecting relation of theloop of the hairpin through said opening, said shifting means beingoperatively connected to :said feed mechanism to release the hairpinstherefrom in succession.

13. A device for dispensing hairpins or the like, comprising guide meansfor passage of hairpins, said guide means having a delivery end, a rackinclined downwardly toward said guide means and adapted to have a seriesof hairpins dependthereon with the prongs extendingdownwardly,"means.fcr holding said series of hairpins on said rack andoperable to release the hairpins in succession to move downwardly on therack by gravity toward said guide means in said depending relation, saidrack having a recessed portion in the top edge thereof adjacent saidguide means for receiving the released hairpins, shiftable means inassociation with said guide means, means for shifting said shiftablemeans to engage the lower end of a released hairpin received in saidrecess through said guide means to project the hairpin from saiddelivery end of the guide means.

14. A device of the class described for dispensing articles comprising aguide member for guiding thearticles toward a delivery end of themember, means for supporting and progressively urging a series ofarticles toward said guide member, feed mechanism for withholding saidseries of articles and for releasing said articles toward said member insuccession, a shiftable member in association with said guide member,and operating means for shifting said shiftable member to urge areleased article through said guide member to project the article fromthe delivery end thereof.

15. A device of the class described for dispensing articles comprising aguide member for passage of the articles, and having a delivery end,means for supporting and progressively urging a series of articlestoward said guide member, feed mechanism for releasing said articles to-Ward said member in succession, a shiftable member in association withsaid guide member, operating means for shifting said shiitable member tourge a released article through said guide member to project the.article from the delivery end thereof, and means operable by saidoperating means for actuating said feed mechanism.

vCLIFTON C. BREYLEY.

